The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68324 Message #1151183
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
31-Mar-04 - 02:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: Abdication of parental responsibility
Subject: RE: BS: Abdication of parental responsibility
Depending where and when the children involved were growing up, it'd be quite likely that a majority of them would have been smacked in the process, both those who "go wrong" and those who don't.
The trouble is "smacking" is a very elastic term that can cover a very wide range of behaviour, and is often used as a camouflage term. And the other trouble is that, even without physical violence of any sort, it is possible to treat children very badly indeed.
The best way to learn to be a good parent is to have good parents. Which begs the question, what is a good parent.